swaync-client(1) General Commands Manual swaync-client(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

swaync-client - Client executable

# [USAGE](#USAGE)

**swaync-client** \[option]

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**-h, --help**

Show help options

**-v, --version**

Prints version

**-R, --reload-config**

Reload the config file

**-rs, --reload-css**

Reload the css file. Location change requires restart

**-t, --toggle-panel**

Toggle the notification panel

**-op, --open-panel**

Opens the notification panel

**-cp, --close-panel**

Closes the notification panel

**-d, --toggle-dnd**

Toggle and print the current dnd state

**-D, --get-dnd**

Print the current dnd state

**-dn, --dnd-on**

Turn dnd on and print the new dnd state

**-df, --dnd-off**

Turn dnd off and print the new dnd state

**-I, --get-inhibited**

Print if currently inhibited or not

**-In, --get-num-inhibitors**

Print number of inhibitors

**-Ia, --inhibitor-add \[APP\_ID]**

Add an inhibitor

**-Ir, --inhibitor-remove \[APP\_ID]**

Remove an inhibitor

**-Ic, --inhibitors-clear**

Clears all inhibitors

**-c, --count**

Print the current notification count

**--hide-latest**

Hides latest notification. Still shown in Control Center

**--hide-all**

Hides all notifications. Still shown in Control Center

**--close-latest**

Closes latest notification

**-C, --close-all**

Closes all notifications

**-a, --action \[ACTION\_INDEX]**

Invokes the action \[ACTION\_INDEX] (or 0) of the latest notification

**-sw, --skip-wait**

Doesn't wait when swaync hasn't been started

**-s, --subscribe**

Subscribe to notification add and close events

**-swb, --subscribe-waybar**

Subscribe to notification add and close events with waybar support. Read README for example

**--change-cc-monitor**

Changes the preferred control center monitor (resets on config reload)

**--change-noti-monitor**

Changes the preferred notification monitor (resets on config reload)

2026-10-30

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Document: swaync-client(1) from swaync 0.12.6-r1 (Chainguard OS)